Ukraine War: Russia Tests ‘Unstoppable’ 7,000mph Hypersonic Cruise Missile

• Russia Tests ‘Unstoppable’ 7,000mph Hypersonic Cruise Missile.

• Dramatic footage of the test, which took place today, shows the weapon being blasted into the air from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the Barents Sea.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia has successfully carried out a test-fire of a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile, the defence ministry has said.

Dramatic footage of the test, which took place today, shows the weapon being blasted into the air from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the Barents Sea.

The missile, which is capable of travelling at speeds of 6,670 mph reportedly struck its intended target in the White Sea some 625 miles away.

In a statement, the Russian defence ministry said: ‘According to objective control data, the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile successfully hit a sea target located at a distance of about 1,000 km.

‘The flight of the hypersonic missile corresponded to the specified parameters.’
Vladimir Putin has poured money into developing new missiles which he claims are ‘unstoppable’.

The president has claimed the Zircon forms part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems.

Russia has conducted several tests of the hypersonic missiles, which can travel nine times the speed of sound, from warships and submarines over the past year.

In January, Alexey Kryvoruchko, Russia’s deputy defence minister said:

‘The state tests of the Zircon sea-based hypersonic cruise missile are nearing completion.

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‘From 2022, serial deliveries will begin.’
The missile is expected to be deployed to warships first followed by submarines.

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